Saturday, June 22, 2013

This is the third volume of original writing by Mikhail
Armalinsky. The first volume, What CouldBe Better?, appeared in 2012, and the third volume, The Scent of Dirty Laundry, in 2013. The third volume includes
short but profound meditations on the nature of human beings and of human
society, the essence of which is best described as maximalist: "I talk
about things that aren't talked about?" The volume also includes unusual
reminiscences about the author's life in the USSR and the USA, under the titles
Life No 1 and Life No 2.

The main theme in Armalinsky's work is the comprehensive
study of human sexual relationships. Working outside of any literary school,
following no one and producing no followers, Mikhail Armalinsky has tirelessly,
over the course of half a century, promoted in the consciousness of his readers
his themes, views, and convictions, which for him have the force of
commandments.

This
is the second volume by Mikhail Armalinsky in the series that began with the
publication of What Could Be Better?
in 2012.

The
volume consists of biographical research into the sexual lives of Henry Miller,
Hugh Hefner, Larry Flint, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Nietzsche, Frank Sinatra,
John Kennedy, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and other famous
personalities, and was first published in his online journal General Erotic.

The
main theme in Armalinsky’s work is the comprehensive study of human sexual
relationships. Working outside of any literary school, following no one and producing
no followers, Mikhail Armalinsky has tirelessly, over the course of half a
century, promoted in the consciousness of his readers his themes, views, and
convictions, which for him have the force of commandments.

The first academic publication of the Secret Journal 1836-1837 by Alexander Pushkin and Parapushkinistika in one volume.
The Secret Journal 1836-1837 was first published by Mikhail Armalinsky in 1986 in the U.S.
In the Secret Journal Alexander Pushkin presents in an condensed form his various sexual liaisons, offering meditations on life, the nature of sin, love, and creativity, while illuminating the tortuous path that led him to his tragic end.
The Secret Journal has incited and continues to incite the most contradictory responses.
Now published in 25 countries, the Secret Journal deserves to be placed among the most scandalous works of Russian literature.

Parapushkinistika is included in the volume as an appendix to the Secret Journal. Compiled by David Bayevsky, Parapushkinistika presents historical documentation of the Russian reaction to the Secret Journal. The responses of the most active parapushkinists are published in separate chapters. The material covers the period from 1986 to 2012.
Parapushkinistika not only documents the reaction of Russian society to the Secret Journal but also offers exhaustive scholarly insight into human nature, the Russian mind set, and the meaning of literature.

In addition to lengthy and insightful commentaries, Parapushkinistika includes an index of names and an index of Media Outlets.
The volume is published as a part of the famous academic series "Literary Monuments"